Developers Struggle to Find a Way In as Florida’s Utility-Scale Solar Market Shines

The Sunshine State is finally owning its nickname when it comes to large-scale solar energy, with Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables forecasting 9 gigawatts of utility-scale installations between 2019 and 2024.

That will likely make Florida the top state market for utility-scale projects during that timeframe, knocking off long-time leader California.

But the two states’ markets are evolving in quite different ways. Florida’s regulated utilities are driving the state’s future capacity additions, but they’re typically choosing to develop and build projects in-house.